PROVIDENCE – The Bryant men's basketball team fell to Brown, 75-56, on Friday night at the Pizzitola Sports Center in Providence.
With the loss, the Bulldogs fall to 3-7 on the year. Bryant travels to New Rochelle, N.Y., on Wednesday night to face Iona at 7:00 p.m.
On Friday night, a slow start for the Bulldogs and a hot night from beyond the arc for the Bears told the story of the contest. The Bears raced out to a 22-9 lead in the first half and finished the game 12-of-22 from beyond the arc to beat the Bulldogs in Providence for the first time since 2018.
Ty Tabales posted a season-high 19 points to lead the Bulldogs, while
Quincy Allen chipped in 15. The duo combined to shoot 12-of-24 from the field and 6-of-14 from three while the rest of the team combined to go 9-of-32 from the field and 2-of-17 from three.
Game Information
Brown 75, Bryant 56
Records: Bryant 3-7 | Brown 4-6
Location: Pizzitola Athletic Center (Providence, R.I.)
Attendance: 610
Key Moments
- Moments after Bryant pulled within four in the first half, the Bears went on a 14-5 run to push their lead back to double digits.
How it Happened
- Bryant got off to another slow start on Friday as the Bulldogs turned the ball over three times in the first three minutes.
- Brown took advantage, sinking 3-of-4 from three to take a 13-4 lead at the 15:29 mark of the first half.
- The Bears scored eight of their first 15 points off of Bryant turnovers.
- Brown's hot start continued through the under-12 media as the Bears started 8-of-15 from the field. The Bears would lead by as many as 13, 22-9.
- Bryant pushed back between the 12:00 and 8:00 mark, outscoring the Bears 9-1 to make it 23-18.
- Weber finished a great pick-and-roll before Allen swished a three as Bryant made it 22-16. Allen then finished with two hands to make it a four-point game.
- Bryant, however, missed on its next two possessions to draw even and the Bears would make it hurt, outscoring Bryant 14-5 over the next four minutes to make it 37-23 with 2:59 left.
- The Bears went 6-of-7 from the field during the stretch.
- Allen and Tabales hit threes late in the half but the Bulldogs trailed, 41-28, at the break.
- Brown kept shooting the three well to start the second half, going 4-of-5 to build a 60-40 lead with 12:33 to play. The 20-point lead came on the heels of a three from Uchidiuno and a layup from Wrisby-Jefferson.
- Bryant closed the gap before the under-12 media timeout with a Tabales three and a Sims finish in transition.
- An Allen steal and 360 dunk made it a 15-point game, 62-47, with 7:57 left.
- Rudovskii would knock down a three out of a media timeout to make it a 12-point game but the Bears would score the next six points, including a three from Uchidiuno to push the lead back to 18, 68-50, for the Bears with 6:00 to play.
Stats
- Bryant finished the game 21-of-56 (37.5 percent) from the field, 8-of-31 (25.8 percent) from three and 6-of-7 (85.7 percent) from the line.
- Brown held a 43-34 edge on the glass and turned 14 Bryant turnovers into a 22-6 advantage in points off turnovers.
- Tabales led all scorers with 19 on 6-of-12 shooting. He was 3-of-9 from three.
- Allen also went 6-of-12 from the field, finishing with 15 points on 3-of-5 shooting from three. He added three blocks.
- Gio Sanford and Timofei Rudovskii each finished with five points.
Game Notes
- Bryant falls to 4-13 in the Division I series with the Bears.
- Friday marked the first time the home team has won in the series since 2018.
- Rudovskii had his streak of nine-straight double-digit scoring efforts snapped in the loss. He was held to 2-of-8 shooting from the field.
- Rudovskii did season-highs in rebounds (8) and steals (3).
- Tabales finished in double figures for the fifth straight game and for the sixth time this season. He is averaging 14.4 ppg over the five-game stretch.
- Tabales set a new season high with his 19 points.
- Allen finished in double figures for the sixth time this year and the 16th time in his career. Allen's 15 points tied a season high.
- Ashley Sims II contributed four assists for the second-straight game.
Up Next
Bryant heads to Iona on Wednesday night (Dec. 10) to face the Gaels. Tip is set for 7:00 p.m.